I
remember the day well, back in
1735, at
Leeds Point, New Jersey. Mr. and Mrs. Leeds were a couple who lived out in the
Pine Barrens with their 12
children. Yeah, that was back before anyone worried about
contraception or
abortion or the
rhythm method or anything, and if the
husband wanted some
boinkie, he sure as
hell was gonna get himself some
boinkie.
Anyway, Mrs. Leeds wasn't that fond of spending her time (A) being
pregnant and (B) giving
birth, and when she found out that she was pregnant yet again, she said, "Well, God damn the little
beast! It might as well be the
devil!" Well, it was a
tough pregnancy, and when the time for
child-birthing finally came, Mrs. Leeds suffered through a more
lengthy and
difficult labor than you'd expect for a
woman giving birth to her
13th child. And when the
child finally
clawed its way free, it was closer to
devil than
human. It had
bat's
wings, a
horse's
head,
cloven hooves, and a
barbed tail. It
flew off into the
night, its mother's
screams still echoing through the countryside...
Since then, the
Jersey Devil is seen occasionally. Back in January 17-22,
1909, Mrs. Leeds' youngest was seen in 30 different towns from
Bristol, Pennsylvania to
Salem, New Jersey. It showed up in a woman's
backyard in
Philadelphia and
brawled with
firefighters in
West Collingswood, New Jersey. It's been described as a big,
hairy humanoid (like
Bigfoot), as a "walking
alligator", as a "
dog-monkey", and even as a "
jabberwock". People still see it sometimes, usually under the influence of
alcohol,
overactive imaginations, or the love of a good
hoax. But sometimes...
Primary research: Suppressed Transmission: The Second Broadcast by Kenneth Hite, "Libertatia or Death", pp. 82-84. And a little personal reminiscing...